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KPopFever605 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 29, 2013, 01:47:37 AM »

I was hooked when I saw the prizes. i lost my interest when I found the methods at which they had to be obtained by. With consumers like us, I think companies need prize tiers to keep customers, like Ellusionist. With that being said, I do like their three releases. They're quite interesting.

john · « **Reply #26 on:** November 29, 2013, 01:49:21 AM »

These are coming before the end of the year! No one from TBC said these are a black friday deck. #justwaitonit.

PurpleIce · « **Reply #27 on:** December 26, 2013, 10:15:54 PM »

Guess they are up for sale now....

http://thebluecrown.com/crown-luxury-deck-diamond-edition.html

mirciusx · « **Reply #28 on:** December 26, 2013, 10:43:34 PM »

Indeed! I received an email three hours ago about this offer. Also Alex is coming to Romania, I saw on his instagram

Sher143 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 26, 2013, 10:45:35 PM »

I am so stupid. I ordered two of the regular editions and didn't realize the special one was for sale, too (I thought the only way you could get it was to have an order up to $150). Now I'm debating if I should place another order. It's either this or one of the LE Black Reserve Notes that are selling on eBay for upwards of $150 $:-\$

BiggerDee · « **Reply #30 on:** December 27, 2013, 03:53:16 PM »

I ordered a special edition one (already had the red and blue, but wanted to complete the set) and a few of the regular decks. I'd like to have an uncut, but didn't want to have to spend the $200 to get it.

HolyJJ · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2013, 03:02:49 PM »

The collectors box and the handmade edition are now showing up as sold out. I managed to get a handmade edition before it was gone, because like BiggerDee, even I wanted to complete the set.

The design on the Luxury Crown deck is superb, as always. The design definitely lives up to the name. Unfortunately, I didn't like the feel of the cards at all -- they feel very flimsy. I was expecting them to have Bee Casino stock, but instead they went with stock that feels cheap (in my opinion).

I don't think the feel of the cards does justice to the excellent design.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2013, 11:31:29 PM »

Quote from: HolyJJ on December 29, 2013, 03:02:49 PM

The collectors box and the handmade edition are now showing up as sold out. I managed to get a handmade edition before it was gone, because like BiggerDee, even I wanted to complete the set.

The design on the Luxury Crown deck is superb, as always. The design definitely lives up to the name. Unfortunately, I didn't like the feel of the cards at all -- they feel very flimsy. I was expecting them to have Bee Casino stock, but instead they went with stock that feels cheap (in my opinion).

I don't think the feel of the cards does justice to the excellent design.

Crown and NOC decks have always used Bicycle stock. NOCs always had Magic Finish, while Crowns originally used standard finish (they were first printed before MF was available). These days, I'm not certain, but I'd guess they're MF as well.

Be Casino is a great stock, but not great for all occasions. The stiffness of the stock can make some actions more difficult - ever repeatedly shuffle a pack of Bee Casino? You get carpal tunnel syndrome pretty quick, particularly if you're an old coot like me.

Quote from: BiggerDee on December 27, 2013, 03:53:16 PM

I ordered a special edition one (already had the red and blue, but wanted to complete the set) and a few of the regular decks. I'd like to have an uncut, but didn't want to have to spend the $200 to get it.

You could have snagged more Luxury decks, sold them at a profit and the uncut sheet would actually end up giving you money instead of costing you money! But you do have to have the money to spend in the first place...

HolyJJ · « **Reply #33 on:** December 31, 2013, 08:25:34 AM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on December 29, 2013, 11:31:29 PM

Crown and NOC decks have always used Bicycle stock. NOCs always had Magic Finish, while Crowns originally used standard finish (they were first printed before MF was available). These days, I'm not certain, but I'd guess they're MF as well.

Be Casino is a great stock, but not great for all occasions. The stiffness of the stock can make some actions more difficult - ever repeatedly shuffle a pack of Bee Casino? You get carpal tunnel syndrome pretty quick, particularly if you're an old coot like me.

I'm not 100% certain, but from what I think I remember about the Luxury Crown deck that I shuffled a few times last month, there wasn't much friction and so it could well be MF. I have to admit though, I find it somewhat tough to tell the difference between standard and MF on Bicycle stock.

I agree with what you've implied about stocks and finishes -- that different combinations are suited for different uses, and that there probably isn't one combination that works perfectly for absolutely everything.

I personally prefer shuffling with stiff cards -- before the Legends and Exquisites (the deck from EPCC, and not that silly one from Devo) released, Bee Casino decks were pretty much the only decks that I'd practice tabled faros with for around 45 minutes at a time. My hands and skin is suited to stiffer cards, where as I'm not-so-good when shuffling with say a Bicycle Mandolin deck.

However, I can understand why Alex Pandrea and TBC team have chosen the Bicycle stock for their top-of-the-line deck... it's probably because that stock is suited to the moves that Pandrea teaches, such as the various pass moves.

Either way, the cards look great. Top marks to Randy, as always

Reylek · « **Reply #34 on:** January 07, 2014, 08:34:41 PM »

Have to make one little correction for ya Don - ALL of the Crown decks have had Magic finish - right from the v1.

The v1 Crowns were one of the first decks ever produced with Magic finish, back when it was brand-spanking-new. All of our decks since have used Magic finish, with the exception of the Nauticals, which were not printed by USPCC. All of our decks also have the embossed paper, except for the White Aladdins, which have a smooth magic finish.

Magic finish is simply the best that USPCC has to offer, so we stick with it. We choose stocks from deck to deck. Also, there is definite variance at USPCC with their stock thickness/tolerance. So "Bike stock" one one deck may be thicker or thinner than "Bike stock" on another deck.

phantom1412 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 07, 2014, 10:52:17 PM »

Ordered a brick on 26 Dec. Still hasnt shipped.
Is it only me or everybody?

kdklown · « **Reply #36 on:** January 07, 2014, 11:07:30 PM »

I ordered that day as well Phantom and mine haven't shipped either. I assume it's everybody.

vmagic · « **Reply #37 on:** January 07, 2014, 11:45:32 PM »

Same here

Card Player · « **Reply #38 on:** January 08, 2014, 12:19:46 AM »

Quote from: Reylek on January 07, 2014, 08:34:41 PM

Have to make one little correction for ya Don - ALL of the Crown decks have had Magic finish - right from the v1.

The v1 Crowns were one of the first decks ever produced with Magic finish, back when it was brand-spanking-new.

Yup, that's the way I remember it.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #39 on:** January 08, 2014, 12:48:25 AM »

Quote from: Reylek on January 07, 2014, 08:34:41 PM

Have to make one little correction for ya Don - ALL of the Crown decks have had Magic finish - right from the v1.

For some silly reason I was under the impression that the first-edition Crowns came out before Magic Finish was available. Thanks for the info.

BiggerDee · « **Reply #40 on:** January 08, 2014, 02:30:02 PM »

I ordered the special and regular decks on that day as well. No shipping notice for me either.

atsquare · « **Reply #41 on:** January 08, 2014, 03:02:19 PM »

I haven't gotten any shipment notice either.

PrincessTrouble · « **Reply #42 on:** January 08, 2014, 03:17:57 PM »

I logged on the blue crown website and checked my order. According to the tracking number, it says my White Luxuries shipped yesterday. But I never got an email or any shipping notice.

atsquare · « **Reply #43 on:** January 08, 2014, 05:40:17 PM »

Quote from: PrincessTrouble on January 08, 2014, 03:17:57 PM

I logged on the blue crown website and checked my order. According to the tracking number, it says my White Luxuries shipped yesterday. But I never got an email or any shipping notice.

Lucky you. Mine's still 'processing'.

MrMollusk · « **Reply #44 on:** January 08, 2014, 09:11:08 PM »

Mine actually came in today. They're pretty nice. The backs have metallic gold and silver ink.

No metallic in for the faces, though. Kinda disappointed about that. they're still awesome decks.

BiggerDee · « **Reply #45 on:** January 08, 2014, 11:12:50 PM »

I just received an e-mail that mine have shipped as well.

sqratch · « **Reply #46 on:** January 08, 2014, 11:29:14 PM »

Sucks I missed these. Anyone buy a bunch and maybe want to to sell me one?

Don Boyer · « **Reply #47 on:** January 08, 2014, 11:37:52 PM »

Quote from: MrMollusk on January 08, 2014, 09:11:08 PM

Mine actually came in today. They're pretty nice. The backs have metallic gold and silver ink.

No metallic in for the faces, though. Kinda disappointed about that. they're still awesome decks.

What, did you not look at the courts? They have lots of metallic gold ink in them.

I think it's the pinnacle of the series.

RandyButterfield · « **Reply #48 on:** January 09, 2014, 12:28:31 AM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on January 08, 2014, 11:37:52 PM

Quote from: MrMollusk on January 08, 2014, 09:11:08 PM
Mine actually came in today. They're pretty nice. The backs have metallic gold and silver ink.

No metallic in for the faces, though. Kinda disappointed about that. they're still awesome decks.

What, did you not look at the courts? They have lots of metallic gold ink in them.

I think it's the pinnacle of the series.

Don, the White Luxury Faces have a Dark Gold color, no Metallic Inks. Metallic Inks look great at some angles, and almost blank at other angles. That's not good for playability! I picked a Dark Gold color that I thought was dark enough to read across a Poker Table and still vibe nicely with the rest of the elements.

I'm guessing there's three reasons for the delay in shipping. 1 - the Holidays, 2 - shipping of the Imperial Deck and 3 - the nasty weather in a lot of the U.S.

It's pretty bad in my neck of the woods. We haven't received any mail since Saturday. And we live in a nice suburb in Indianapolis, not out in the country! We had 10 inches of snow over the weekend and then had a couple days of -10 degrees (-30 wind chills). I know it's just as bad in other states, like Michigan. My parents live in Michigan. We drove up for Christmas after their big ice storm. There were leaning and broken tree branches all along the highway. My parents were out of power for almost a week. Luckily it was back on when we arrived. I saw that they got 16" of snow this past weekend. That type of weather will slow down any delivery service!

Thanks, Randy

BiggerDee · « **Reply #49 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:21:51 AM »

Randy, they need to invest in pack mules and helicopters. If these were run of the mill, boring cards, no one would really care much. These look great, and we're all excited to get them, hence the impatience! We're very anxious to get them! In this case, that's a really good thing!

Personally, I will order something in the morning and be honestly disappointed that afternoon when UPS doesn't have it on their truck!

I'll tell all of you this much...you will easily be able to figure out where I live when Amazon Prime Air drones are in service. My house will look like Atlanta-Hartsfield with drones lined up for miles, waiting to land and drop off packages!! I already have two runways, er, driveways, in place, just waiting and ready!:-))

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